Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-27
DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS.

hanSoL comfy mas nau Wnat DeF p6O-
pie hare been longing for-s good rain.
The former subjects OF Queen Victoria
celebrated her birthday at Fargo Thurs-
day evening with a,banquet.
1t ia generally remarked By MoCook
county people that the prospect for q
fine crop never looked more favorable.
The first train over the Omaha extern
sion reached Mitchell Wednesday night.
The event was properly celebrated
Thursday.
The hearts of the redmen at Flandrau
we're made glad Monday by the recep-
ton OF twenty-six horses from the
United States.
Governor Church expects to return to
Bismarck the last Of this week. He has
purchased q home there and will remove
his family very shortly.
Btidgewater is considerably stirred up
over the discovery that many, and per-
haps oil of the town ordinances have
not been legally passed.
I'll. Maxwell, 8 brakeman on the Bur
lington south bound freight, while en-
gagged in switching at Palmer, Deuel.
county, Tuesday was run oyer and fatally
injured.
Bishop Hare held services last Sunday
morning at Grace church, in Cathage.
He is very much pleased with the new
building and says the people have done
nobly to get SO good an ediioe.
Il. GrImmels has commenced suit
against the Sioux Falls water power
company aud the CITY of Sioux Falls for
the loss of his planning mill and stock
last month, laying costs at se,se2.5o.
John W. Smith, aged twenty-three,
recntiy OF Minneapolis, lost his life
Thursday OF Hope by the premature dis
Charge Of hercules powder cartridge
which he was sinking to blast rock in an
arteaian we'll.
Cnrran's agriculture warehouse and
Clerks livery stable OF Alexan-
dria were burned early Wednes-
day morning. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$1,000. The town had a narrow escape
from total destruction.
Carthage aaaa . 711uasssuir rain Satnr-
day afternoon and Monday afternoon
got another fine shower. All nature, to.
gether with the happy farmer, is clothed
in broad smiles. The crop prospect was
never better for Miner county.
Mrs. Barker, Of Chamberlain gave q
temperance lecture at Alexandra last
Friday to a large and appreciative
audience. Her lecture aroused the tenn
perance people to activity, as they i'm
mediately began . county organisation.
Besides the damage done to Gipson's
and Feake's buildings and the school
house at Bridgewster by Saturday even
ing's storm, Orvllle d. Smith lost his
granary, and a storm house 6 by 10 feet
was blown away and his chimney was
taken off.
N. i. Smith, in answer to o telegram
from Railroad Commissioner Griggs, de-
PARTED from Huron Wednesday for st.
Paul to meet the Minnesota railroad
commissioners, land if possible fix the
grain rates for Dakota and come TO an
amicable understanding concerning the
putting into operation OF the Dakots
grain and warehouse law.
The discovery Of natural gas has led to
the organization OF q corporation atBlunt
With q capital shook OF $780, 600, and ac-
tive Preparations for the development OF
the OF mother earth will com
mence at noe One thousand shares of
stock at ten dollars each sold on the
street in two hours. The excitement is
on the increase.
The storm which descended upon Salem,
McCook county, Saturday evening was
accompanied by q terrific wind which
was, however, Of only short duration.
While it lasted, though. it caused some
apprehension and some damage.
Sweeping around the rear OF the Osborn
house it literally pulled ont several panes
of glass IN d OF the! windows ana blew
ont Q portion Of the fsont OF Knots
livery barn. In the coantsy it habitat
several Temporary buildings of no great
value,